Clamp and holder.



No. 668,399. Patented ren. la, lem.

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CLAMP AND HOLDER. (Application led Dsc. 14, 1900.

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ffmullllmunr A IMU lINrrnn Sra'rns ALBERT ANNETT, OF EAST JAFFREY, NEWHAMPSHIRE.

CLAMP AND HOLDER.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 668.399, datedFebruary 19, 1901.

Application filed December 14:, 1900. Serial No. 39,845. tNo model.)

To all 'whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I., ALBERT ANNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Jaffrey, in the county of Cheshire and'St-ate of NewHampshire, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Clamps andHolders, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe object of this invention is to produce a clamp and holder for usein clamping toget-her the two overlapping ends of the veneer forming therim of the ordinary cylindrical or oval wooden box of commerce While thewooden disk forming the bottom is inserted therein, and, further, tohold said overlapping ends of the veneer together and in contact withthe periphery of said disk while the glue which has previously beenapplied to said rim is setting.

Heretofore it has been the custom to manufacture wooden boxes having arim formed of wood veneer by joining the overlapping edges of the veenertogether with tacks and by tacking or pegging with wooden pegs one edgeof said rim to the disk forming the bottom of the box. I have improvedthis method of manufacture by joining the Veneer rim to the disk formingthe bottom with glue, and it being necessary to hold the two overlappingends of the veneer together while inserting the bottom disk, and also tohold said rim firmly in contact with said disk while the glue issetting, I have invented the hereinafter-de` scribed clamp and holderfor that purpose.

The invention consists in a clamp and holder in two parts, a male memberand a female member, the male member having a wedgeshaped standardadapted to engage a V-shaped slot in said female member and to holdfirmly the veneer rim of a wooden box placed between two adjacent facesof said standard and slot.

The invention further consists in the combination and arrangement ofparts set forth in the following specification and particularly pointedout in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improvedclamp and holder, showing the same holding a box veneer rim with abottom disk attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a horizontal plan section of thesame withV the bottom in position. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken online 3 3, Fig. 2.

Fig. lis a perspective View showing the clamp attached to a reel, saidclamp acting as a holder for the box while the glue between the rim andbottom disk is sett-ing.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views thereof.

In the drawings, l0 is the clamp and holder, consisting of two parts,awedge-shaped standard or male member 11, formed to enter a correspondingslot 12 in afemale member 13. 'Ihe male member 11 has a iiange 14thereon, the under side of which is provided with a pin 15, integraltherewith. The pin 15 is of the right size to enterahole 16 in the topof a work-table 17. In plan View or in a plane at right angles to itslength the wedge 11 is formed in a concave curve substantially the sameas the perimeter or rim of the box 19, and the face 20 of the slot l2 isformed in a corresponding convex curve. The face 2l of the wedge 18 isformed in a convex curve in plan'view, and the face 22 of the slot l2 isformed in a corresponding concave curve.

The operation of the device is as follows: Assuming the veneer rim 19 ofthe box to have had a strip of glue applied to the inner face thereof ofa width equal to the thickness of the disk for the bottom of the box towhich it is to be applied and also a strip of glue extending verticallyacross the said veneer at one end thereof and the wedge 11 placed in avertical position upon the work-table 17 ,with the pin 15 inserted inthe hole 16 therein, the Workman bends the said strip of veneer in acircle of a diameter slightly less than that of the finished box andoverlaps the two ends thereof. Holding the bent veneer against theconcave face 19 of the wedge 11 with the left hand he inserts the diskor bottom 23 in the interior of the bent rim and within half an inch ofthe lower edge of said rim. He next places the female member 13 uponsaid wedge in the position shown in Fig. 1, with the overlapping ends ofthe veneer irmly held between the concave face 18 of the wedge 11 andthe convex face 20 of the member 13. The disk or bottom 23 is thentapped down until iiush with the lower edge of the rim 19. The member 13is then given a final blow upon the top thereof to firmly set and holdthe rim 19 to the bottom 23 of the box and also to firmly unite theoverlapping ends of IOO said rim. The clamp is then removed from thetable'and the pin 15 inserted in one of the holes 24 in the reel 25,where it remains un. til the glue is firmly set. A sufficient number ofclamps is supplied to keep the Workman busy while the glue is setting.When the glue has set, the box is removed from the holder and then theclamp used for another box.

It will be noted that the curved faces of the slot and wedge adjacent toeach other serve a twofold purpose-namely, that of conforming to theoutline of the rim of the box and also of preventing any lateral motionof the member 13 with relation to the wedge-shaped member 11.

It is evident that the cover of the box may be constructed with the aidof my improved clamp and holder in the same manner as the body of thebox hereinbefore described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A clamp and holder for use in the manufacture of boxes With a veneerrim, comprisinga male member and afemale member, said male member havinga Wedge-shaped standard, said female member having a V-shaped slotadapted to engage said wedge-shaped standard, and hold said veneer rimbetween two adjacent faces of said Wedge and said V- shaped slot.

2. A clamp and holder for use in the manufacture of boxes with a veneerrim, comprisinga male member, and a female member, said male memberhaving a'wedge-shaped standard, said female member having a V- shapedslot adapted toengage said wedge-shaped standard, two adjacent faces ofsaid wedgeshaped standard and said V- shaped slot being respectivelyconcave and convex in a plane at right angles to their length.

3. A clamp and holder for usein ihe manufacture of boxes With a veneerrim, comprisinga male member, and a female member, said male memberhaving a Wedge-shaped standard, said femalemember having a V-shaped slotadapted to engage said wedge-shaped standard, two adjacent faces of saidwedgeshaped standard and said V- shaped slot being respectively concaveand convex in a plane at right angles to their length, the other twoadjacent faces of said standard and slot being respectively convexvandconcave.

4:. A clamp and holderv` comprising a male member and a female mem ber,said male member having a Wedge-shaped standard, said female memberhaving a V- shaped slot adapted to engage said Wedge-shaped standard.

5. A clamp and holder comprising a male member and a female member, saidmale member having a wedge-Shaped standard, said female member having aV- shaped slot adapted to engage said wedge-shaped standard and meansfor attaching said clamp and holder to a stationary object.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

ALBERT ANNETT.

Witnesses:

CHARLES S. GooDING, SYDNEY E. TAFT.

